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27263

ZIP 27263 is in High Point, North Carolina, mostly in Randolph County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. High Point has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph +1 more
Population
21,446
Coordinates
35.9116, -79.9368
☼ Live from 27263 — High Point, NC

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Where 27263 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27263
  • 🔢 Type 27263 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,263 = 137 × 199. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27262 (High Point, NC, 7 mi away) and 27264 (High Point, NC, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27263 becomes 36272 — and that is a real ZIP code: Piedmont, AL, 348 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22637, 22736, 23276, 26237, 26273, 26327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73622 in Bessie, OK, 1,069 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,050 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27263 and you would come out at 35.91°S, 100.06°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 39.0 square miles of land, 27263 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,446This ZIP21,446
Households8,328This ZIP8,328
Housing units8,899This ZIP8,899
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,801This ZIP$55,801North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$190,200This ZIP$190,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$973This ZIP$973North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density549.4 / sq miThis ZIP549.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments737This ZIP737
Employees13,995This ZIP13,995
Annual payroll$692,809,000This ZIP$692,809,000
Tax returns filed9,770This ZIP9,770
Total adjusted gross income$522,792,000This ZIP$522,792,000

Land area

Land area39.03 sq miThis ZIP39.03 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 27263 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 61.6%
Guilford County 38.4%

Other place names in 27263

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ZIP codes near 27263

ZIPCityDistance
27260 High Point, NC 4.1 mi
27268 High Point, NC 5.3 mi
27282 Jamestown, NC 5.9 mi
27262 High Point, NC 6.9 mi
27370 Trinity, NC 7.4 mi
27350 Sophia, NC 7.6 mi
27407 Greensboro, NC 7.9 mi
27230 Cedar Falls, NC 8.2 mi
27265 High Point, NC 8.6 mi
27317 Randleman, NC 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27263?

27263 is in High Point, North Carolina, in Randolph County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9116, -79.9368.

What county is 27263 in?

27263 spans 2 counties: Randolph County and Guilford County. Most of it falls in Randolph County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 27263?

High Point uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27263 in?

27263 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27263?

About 21,446 people live in ZIP code 27263, in 8,328 households, at 549.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 27263?

$55,801 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27263?

The closest are 27260 (4.1 mi), 27268 (5.3 mi), 27282 (5.9 mi), 27262 (6.9 mi) and 27370 (7.4 mi).

Is 27263 a PO Box ZIP code?

27263 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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